Shoppers head out on Thanksgiving looking for deals (video)

12:19 PM,
Nov. 23, 2012

Customers make their way through Target just after the store opened on Thursday night. The store was one of many area retailers to kick off the holiday season on Thanksgiving instead of today otherwise known as Black Friday.

Written by

Nathan Vine
| Journal staff

Waiting for the doors to open Thursday night, Target store manager Jaime Mayer said she and her staff were ready to get the holiday shopping season started.

"I think everyone feels like tonight is the really fun part of this season, and they like being a part of it," Mayer said. "I can't help being excited seeing all the people lined up ready to come in."

Target was one of a number of local retail stores that kicked off the holiday season this year not with the traditional Black Friday, but by opening Thanksgiving evening. Mayer said overall employees seemed to embrace the earlier start time. ...